Nicholas Kendall (director)

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Nicholas Kendall (born April 25, 1949) is a Canadian film and television director from Vancouver, British Columbia. [1]

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Born in Manchester, England, he moved to Canada with his family, including brother Simon Kendall, in childhood. [2]

He began his career making documentary films, releasing Do It with Joy in 1977, [3] The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten in 1980, and Rape: Face to Face in 1983. [4] He founded the film production company Meta Communications Group, but sold it to International Movie Group in 1989. [5]

He directed the television film Paper Route, and episodes of the television series The Beachcombers , Danger Bay , Neon Rider and The Adventures of the Black Stallion , before his narrative feature film debut, Cadillac Girls , was released in 1993. [6] The film was a nominee for the Claude Jutra Award in 1993, [7] and Kendall's brother Simon won the Genie Award for Best Original Score at the 14th Genie Awards. [8]

He subsequently also directed the films Kayla (1998), [9] Mr. Rice's Secret (2000) [10] and Goose on the Loose (2006), but concentrated primarily on television directing.

He has also been a film studies instructor at Capilano University. [1]

Filmography

Films

Television

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References

  1. 1 2 "David Bowie remembered for role in obscure Canadian film". CBC News British Columbia, January 14, 2016.
  2. Simon Kendall, "Vancouver no wild west, even for boy from England". Vancouver Sun , November 2, 2008.
  3. Alice Smith, "Do It with Joy". Cinema Canada , February 1978. pp. 41-42.
  4. Rick Groen, "The 'face-to-face' reality of rape". The Globe and Mail , April 21, 1983.
  5. Brian Milner, "Int'l Movie to merge with Meta". The Globe and Mail , February 3, 1989.
  6. "Canadian single-mother saga Cadillac Girls ends up in the ditch". Montreal Gazette , September 2, 1993.
  7. "Academy announces first Jutra recipient". The Globe and Mail , December 8, 1993.
  8. "Genies honor Gould film: B.C. comedy the Lotus Eaters a big winner with three awards". Waterloo Region Record , December 13, 1993.
  9. Kathryn Greenaway, "Kayla's touching tale makes us believers". Montreal Gazette , February 27, 1998.
  10. Mitchell, Elvis (December 22, 2000). "David Bowie With a Secret and a Power". The New York Times.